Aston Villa supporters have voted Ollie Watkins as the club’s February Player of the Month. It was an easy decision after the striker found the net in five consecutive games for Unai Emery’s team.Watkins, who is also shortlisted for the Premier League’s February Player of the Month, became the first Villa player since 1985 to score in five consecutive top-flight appearances when he netted at Everton last weekend.The England international scored the opener in Villa’s 4-2 defeat against Leicester City at the start of February before hitting the target in our 3-1 reverse to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Watkins’ scoring streak continued as the Villans twice took the lead against Arsenal before eventually losing out 4-2, and he wrapped up the month with a coolly-converted spot-kick at Goodison Park to set his team on the way to a 2-0 triumph.##NAJAVA_MECA_7059710##It has been quite a transformation for the former Brentford striker, who had scored just one goal before the sacking of Steven Gerrard in November. A tough start to the season was compounded when he was overlooked for a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the World Cup.His uplift in form shows how important mentality is for any professional athlete at the highest level.Ollie Watkins G/A 22/23 pic.twitter.com/HbECAmnYVn— EB10 (@buendiazboyz) February 21, 2023 Watkins’ run has come following a difficult start to the season, which saw him score just twice in his first 14 appearances. He has since netted seven times in 12 outings and is on course to reach double figures in the Premier League and finish Villa’s top scorer for the third straight season following his £28 million move from Brentford.”There have been a different variety of goals. It isn’t like I am just standing in the box and getting a lot of tap-ins. These are different sorts of finishes. It is nice to show people I can score different goals.”Watkins will try to extend his fine goalscoring run to six games when his team hosts Crystal Palace on Saturday.
